EC hints at J&K polls as admin asked to transfer officials from home dists

WITH assembly elections in Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) slated by the end of this year, the Election Commission of India (EC) has instructed the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of these regions to transfer officials who have served in their native districts or any particular district for over three years.

- MUKESH RANJAN

In a letter, the EC indicated that J&K's assembly elections will be held separately from those in Haryana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra.